Smokefree RockQuest 2005 | |
Type: | compilation |
Artist: | Various artists |
Border: | yes |
Released: | September 22, 2005 |
Recorded: | 2005 |
Genre: | Rock |
Label: | Warner Music |
Smokefree RockQuest 2005 is a compilation album featuring the finalists from the 2005 high school "battle of the bands" Rockquest held annually in New Zealand. This event was held in the Wellington Town Hall on Saturday 3 September 2005.[1]
The judges of this year's event were Anika Moa, Willy McAlistair from The Edge, Tania Deans from NZ on Air, Matt Headland from Warner Music and music producer Malcolm Welsford.
The Electric Confectionaires won the 2005 Smokefreerockquest. Its members from Auckland's Takapuna Grammar were Haddon Smith (keyboard), Jaisi Sheehan (lead guitar and vocals), Rob Fenton (drums) and Calum Gunn (bass guitarist). At the time of the event they had been together only about three months.
Their prizes included:
Second place went to another North Shore band, Midnight Youth from Rangitoto College in Mairangi Bay, who received the Rockquest Promotions Best Song Award, worth $500.
Third place was The Legions of Sound from Wanganui High School.